Patents by Inventor Aiko KOSUGI
Aiko KOSUGI has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 9968973Abstract: An endoscope reprocessor includes: an endoscope information reading section configured to read endoscope information from each of endoscopes; a treatment tank in which the endoscopes are disposed; a number detection section configured to detect a number of the endoscopes disposed in the treatment tank; a determination section configured to determine whether a first number that is the number of endoscopes read by the endoscope information reading section is equal to a second number that is the number of the endoscopes detected by the number detection section; a notification section configured to execute error notification; and a control section connected with the determination section and the notification section, and configured to drive the notification section when the determination section determines that the first number is different from the second number.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2016Date of Patent: May 15, 2018Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventor: Aiko Kosugi
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Publication number: 20170087604Abstract: An endoscope reprocessor includes: an endoscope information reading section configured to read endoscope information from each of endoscopes; a treatment tank in which the endoscopes are disposed; a number detection section configured to detect a number of the endoscopes disposed in the treatment tank; a determination section configured to determine whether a first number that is the number of endoscopes read by the endoscope information reading section is equal to a second number that is the number of the endoscopes detected by the number detection section; a notification section configured to execute error notification; and a control section connected with the determination section and the notification section, and configured to drive the notification section when the determination section determines that the first number is different from the second number.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2016Publication date: March 30, 2017Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventor: Aiko KOSUGI
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Patent number: 9027574Abstract: A cleaning/disinfecting apparatus includes: a plurality of attachment portions for attaching an endoscope; a cleaning/disinfecting portion that communicates with the plurality of attachment portions and can execute different types of cleaning/disinfection menus for the respective attachment portions; and an endoscope information reading portion that reads endoscope information from the endoscope. Also, the cleaning/disinfecting apparatus includes: a control portion that determines a cleaning/disinfection menu based on the read endoscope information and outputs attachment portion identifying information for identifying an attachment portion for executing the determined cleaning/disinfection menu; and a notifying portion that notifies the attachment portion identifying information outputted from the control portion.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2014Date of Patent: May 12, 2015Assignee: Olympus Medical Systems Corp.Inventors: Aiko Kosugi, Michifumi Yoshie, Akihisa Ogawa, Masahiko Tomita, Yoshitomo Yaguchi
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Publication number: 20140166059Abstract: A cleaning/disinfecting apparatus includes: a plurality of attachment portions for attaching an endoscope; a cleaning/disinfecting portion that communicates with the plurality of attachment portions and can execute different types of cleaning/disinfection menus for the respective attachment portions; and an endoscope information reading portion that reads endoscope information from the endoscope. Also, the cleaning/disinfecting apparatus includes: a control portion that determines a cleaning/disinfection menu based on the read endoscope information and outputs attachment portion identifying information for identifying an attachment portion for executing the determined cleaning/disinfection menu; and a notifying portion that notifies the attachment portion identifying information outputted from the control portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2014Publication date: June 19, 2014Applicant: OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP.Inventors: Aiko KOSUGI, Michifumi YOSHIE, Akihisa OGAWA, Masahiko TOMITA, Yoshitomo YAGUCHI
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Patent number: 8631684Abstract: A water leakage checking apparatus includes: a plurality of attachment portions for attaching an endoscope; a water leakage sensing portion that communicates with the plurality of attachment portions and simultaneously carries out a plurality of items of a water leakage check menu; and an endoscope information reading portion that reads endoscope information from the endoscope. Also, the water leakage checking apparatus includes: a control portion that determines an item of the water leakage check menu based on the read endoscope information, assigns the determined item of the water leakage check menu to one of the plurality of attachment portions, and outputs attachment portion identifying information for identifying the assigned one of the attachment portions; and a notifying portion that notifies the attachment portion identifying information outputted from the control portion.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2012Date of Patent: January 21, 2014Assignee: Olympus Medical Systems Corp.Inventors: Aiko Kosugi, Akihisa Ogawa, Masahiko Tomita, Yoshitomo Yaguchi
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Publication number: 20130008233Abstract: A water leakage checking apparatus includes: a plurality of attachment portions for attaching an endoscope; a water leakage sensing portion that communicates with the plurality of attachment portions and simultaneously carries out a plurality of items of a water leakage check menu; and an endoscope information reading portion that reads endoscope information from the endoscope. Also, the water leakage checking apparatus includes: a control portion that determines an item of the water leakage check menu based on the read endoscope information, assigns the determined item of the water leakage check menu to one of the plurality of attachment portions, and outputs attachment portion identifying information for identifying the assigned one of the attachment portions; and a notifying portion that notifies the attachment portion identifying information outputted from the control portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2012Publication date: January 10, 2013Applicant: OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP.Inventors: Aiko KOSUGI, Akihisa OGAWA, Masahiko TOMITA, Yoshitomo YAGUCHI